# Rajasthan Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 10 February 2009 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4155/1997, the Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Govind Mathur, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Rajasthan Police, Makrana.

- Register number: RJ 37 CW 0002
- Case reference: S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4155/1997
- Court and date: Rajasthan High Court (Coram: Govind Mathur, J.), 10 February 2009
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Rajasthan Police, Makrana
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as removed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 451 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Rule 16 of the Rajasthan CCA Rules, 1958; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Article 227 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “From perusal of the inquiry report and order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, it is apparent that the petitioner was found guilty for indulging himself in criminal act and also gross misbehaviour and indiscipline with his superior officer.” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: Rajasthan High Court, 12 September 2018: conviction set aside.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1943380/); [Rajasthan High Court order](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124408658/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2009-0019)

**Record:** CW-2009-0019 (compiler id CWC-1084); case GAP3-121-002
**Title:** Rajasthan Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.
**Court:** Rajasthan High Court; bench: Jodhpur; judges: Govind Mathur
**Case number / citation:** S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4155/1997
**Judgment:** 2009-02-10 (2009, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1994-07-06 (1994)
**Place:** Didwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan (district at time: Nagaur); city town: Makrana; police station or unit: Police Station Makrana (under DSP Makrana); force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** disproportionate force
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** IPC 451; IPC 323; IPC 504; Rajasthan CCA Rules 1958 Rule 16; Constitution Art. 226; Constitution Art. 227
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Rajasthan Police, Makrana (1 in record)
**Victims:** Makrana resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Rajasthan High Court records the following account. Rajasthan Police Constable was charge-sheeted under Rule 16 on two counts: assaulting a civilian on 6 July 1994 (FIR No. 53 under Sections 451, 323 and 504 IPC) and disobeying the DSP 's order of 8 July 1994 to report at Police Station Makrana, challenging the superior to take any action. A regular inquiry examining 11 prosecution witnesses found both charges proved, leading to removal from service in December 1996, affirmed in appeal in October 1997. The court found the criminal act and gross misbehaviour toward the superior stood established on adequate evidence, held a member of a disciplined force must act cautiously and adhere to discipline, and held removal was not shockingly disproportionate. It dismissed the writ petition, sustaining the removal. Later proceedings: on 12 September 2018, the Rajasthan High Court set aside the order recorded in this judgment (concerning \[name withheld\]); the outcome recorded here therefore does not stand. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> From perusal of the inquiry report and order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, it is apparent that the petitioner was found guilty for indulging himself in criminal act and also gross misbehaviour and indiscipline with his superior officer.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1943380/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** disproportionate_force
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** n/a
**display title redacted:** Rajasthan Police Constable vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.
**final outcome url:** https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124408658/
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2009-02-10', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Rajasthan High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Rajasthan High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4155/1997', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}; {'date': '2018-09-12', 'action_type': 'Order set aside', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Rajasthan High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'Later proceedings: on 12 September 2018, the Rajasthan High Court set aside the order recorded in this judgment (concerning \[name withheld\]); the outcome recorded here therefore does not stand.', 'disposition': 'Later proceeding · Conviction not standing', 'source': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124408658/', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**later proceedings:** {'court': 'Rajasthan High Court', 'date': '2018-09-12', 'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124408658/', 'outcome': 'conviction_set_aside'}
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1943380/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** overturned
**subcategory display:** disproportionate force
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Judgment text verified; constable's removal for civilian assault and insubordination upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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